Deaths from road injuries in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Deaths from road injuries was 9,605 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Deaths from road injuries in Afghanistan, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, deaths from road injuries in Afghanistan stood at 9,605. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 33.6% on the previous year and up 70.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from road injuries in Afghanistan peaked at 9,605 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4,566, in 2000.
Afghanistan ranks 24th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Deaths from road injuries in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,566 | — |
| 2001 | 4,629 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 4,839 | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 5,150 | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 5,403 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 5,704 | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 5,953 | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 5,657 | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 5,575 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 5,617 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 5,631 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 5,643 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 5,829 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 6,026 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 6,366 | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 6,682 | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 7,106 | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 7,363 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 7,676 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 7,873 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 7,191 | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 9,605 | +33.6% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 9,605 is above the median for low income countries, which is 4,533, 2.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 9,605 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,146, 4.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths from road injuries in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +33.6% | 7,191 | 9,605 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,309 | 4,566 | 5,953 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,620 | 5,631 | 7,873 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,398 | 7,191 | 9,605 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from road injuries in Afghanistan?
- Deaths from road injuries in Afghanistan was 9,605 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from road injuries recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 9,605 in 2021.
- What is the lowest deaths from road injuries recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,566 in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for deaths from road injuries?
- Afghanistan ranks 24th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from road injuries rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths from road injuries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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